Elements and Performance Criteria

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

OHS requirements:
are to be in accordance with applicable Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation and regulations, and organisational safety policies and procedures, and may include:
personal protective equipment and clothing
safety equipment
first aid equipment
fire fighting equipment
hazard and risk control
elimination of hazardous materials and substances
safe forest practices including required actions relating to forest fire
manual handling including shifting, lifting and carrying

Legislative requirements:
are to be in accordance with applicable Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation, regulations, certification requirements and codes of practice and may include:
award and enterprise agreements
industrial relations
Australian Standards
confidentiality and privacy
OHS
the environment
equal opportunity
anti-discrimination
relevant industry codes of practice
duty of care
heritage and traditional land owner issues

Organisational requirements may include:
legal
organisational and site guidelines
policies and procedures relating to own role and responsibility
quality assurance
procedural manuals
quality and continuous improvement processes and standards
OHS, emergency and evacuation procedures
ethical standards
recording and reporting requirements
equipment use and maintenance and storage requirements
environmental management requirements (waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines)

Environmental protection measures
may include action to limit the impact to:
ground growth and canopy
soil and water
may include action to limit the impact of:
general forest lean
wind speed and direction
fallen trees
density of trees
ground slope
ground hazards
obstacles

Work order is to include:
instructions for the chipping and despatch of chipped timber from the work site
and may include:
type
size
length
quantity
grade

Appropriate personnel may include:
supervisors
suppliers
clients
colleagues
managers

Timber may include:
complete logs
log segments
whole trees
tree heads

Equipment may include:
heavy production mobile chipping units
specific safety attire
maintenance tools and equipment
and is to include :
procedures for equipment lock-out, i.e. protecting operators and co-workers from accidental injury by isolating the machine

Chipping is to include:
the process of converting timber into varying chip sizes using mechanised chipping units, useable on-site during forestry harvesting operations

Environmental and heritage concerns may include:
dust
noise
water
flora and fauna
heritage legislation
culturally sensitive sights and artefacts
plantations
native forest

Communication may include:
verbal and non-verbal language
hand or other agreed signals
eye contact with other operators or personnel
active listening
questioning to clarify and confirm understanding
use of electronic communication devices

Chipping unit may include:
heavy production mobile chipping units including truck mounted heavy production chipping units, trailer mounted chipping units or independently driven motorised mobile chipping units feeding into a truck or other form of transportation
chipping units are usually petrol or diesel driven and contain high powered spinning cutters which cut timber into chips

Pre start-up checks
are conducted to ensure equipment has been set-up correctly, the systems are performing accurately and operating to optimum performance

Hazards may include:
uneven/unstable terrain
trees
fires
overhead and underground services
bridges
buildings
excavations
traffic
embankment
cuttings
structures and hazardous materials

Capacity may include:
the capacity of the machinery to cope with certain size diameters of log or branch or the speed by which timber is fed into the chipper

Chip sizes
may vary in size, dependent on the customer or work order and the capability of the chipper

Transportation may include:
high trailers
trucks
rail cars
other applicable forms of transport

Emergency plan may include:
notification of authorities
evacuation procedures
isolation procedures
equipment shut-down procedures
clean up
first aid
use of personal protective equipment
guarding

Foreign matter may include:
contamination of chip, stones, rocks, metal and other foreign matter which may blunt the cutters or affect operation of the chipper

Records and reports may include:
timber type, size
quality outcomes
storage locations
quality outcome
hazards
incidents or equipment malfunctions and;
may be manual, using a computer-based system or another appropriate organisational communication system

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment
A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence that they can operate a heavy production mobile chipper

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements of this unit and include demonstration of:

compliance with applicable Commonwealth, State or Territory legislative and regulatory requirements and codes of practice relevant to operating a heavy production mobile chipper
compliance with organisational policies and procedures relevant to operating a heavy production mobile chipper
effectively communicating and working safely with others in the work area
efficiently operating a heavy production mobile chipper in accordance with the work order and within prescribed organisational tolerances
effectively conducting operator maintenance on a heavy production mobile chipping unit

Context of and specific resources for assessment
Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or realistically simulated workplace
Assessment is to occur under standard and authorised work practices, safety requirements and environmental constraints
Assessment of essential underpinning knowledge, other than confirmatory questions, will usually be conducted in an off-site context
Assessment is to comply with relevant regulatory or Australian Standards requirements

The following resources should be made available:

workplace location or simulated workplace
materials and equipment relevant to undertaking work applicable to this unit
specifications and work instructions

Method of assessment
Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the FPI05 Training Package
Assessment methods must confirm consistency and accuracy of performance (over time and in a range of workplace relevant contexts) together with application of underpinning knowledge
Assessment must be by direct observation of tasks, with questioning on underpinning knowledge and it must also reinforce the integration of employability skills
Assessment methods must confirm the ability to access and correctly interpret and apply the essential underpinning knowledge
Assessment may be applied under project-related conditions (real or simulated) and require evidence of process
Assessment must confirm a reasonable inference that competency is able not only to be satisfied under the particular circumstance, but is able to be transferred to other circumstances
Assessment may be in conjunction with assessment of other units of competency
The assessment environment should not disadvantage the candidate
Assessment practices should take into account any relevant language or cultural issues related to Aboriginality, gender or language backgrounds other than English
Where the participant has a disability, reasonable adjustment may be applied during assessment
Language and literacy demands of the assessment task should not be higher than those of the work role